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The Discord

6.4 / 10 1978 1h 30mNR French
Comedy

Storyline

Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, after dinner with a lot of alcohol, order 5,000 pieces. His only problem: His production capacity is way to small so he gets to produce the machines in his private house. His wife Bernadette is far from being happy about it. Her private life goes down the line so she decides to leave Guillaume and to finally have revenge she candidates for major against her husband...

Cast & Crew

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

Lead
Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Bernadette Daubray-Lacaze

Maurice Risch

Maurice Risch

L'imbécile

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Le contremaître

Geneviève Fontanel

Geneviève Fontanel

Madame Berger

Jacques François

Jacques François

Le préfet

Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Le délégué-ouvrier

Mario David

Mario David

Le camionneur

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Zidi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Discord is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker